the eldest

noun

—used in comparing the ages of people who are members of the same family

He's the eldest of her three brothers.

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None were enrolled in school and the eldest — 18 and described as developmentally disabled — could not spell her own name. —

Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 1 July 2026 George — the eldest of Kate and Prince William's three children — and the Princess of Wales recently visited Royal Air Force Coningsby in Lincolnshire, England, to view planes maintained by the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. —

Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Betty Kovacs, the eldest daughter of comedian Ernie Kovacs who with her sister Kippie and stepmother, actress-singer Edie Adams, was at the center of a nasty custody battle that kept Hollywood riveted in 1962, has died. —

Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 All three Guthrie children had grown up there — Camron, the eldest, a former fighter pilot; Annie, a writer and jeweler; and Savannah, the youngest, now 54. —

Irin Carmon, Vulture, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the eldest